diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
index 5ca3fd1..94d4e4a 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/src/lib.rs
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ pub mod executable {
 			name: opt.name.or (config_file.name).ok_or (anyhow::anyhow! ("`name` must be provided in command line or config file"))?,
 			api_key: config_file.api_key,
 			relay_url: opt.relay_url.or (config_file.relay_url).ok_or (anyhow::anyhow! ("`--relay-url` must be provided in command line or `relay_url` in config file"))?,
-			file_server_root: opt.file_server_root.or (config_file.file_server_root).unwrap_or_else (PathBuf::new),
+			file_server_root: opt.file_server_root.or (config_file.file_server_root).unwrap_or_else (|| PathBuf::from (".")),
 			file_server_roots,
 			throttle_upload: opt.throttle_upload,
 			allow_any_client: true,